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Birgit Kühlmorgen
Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: * Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress * Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician * Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist * Birgit Doll, Austrian actress and theatre director * Birgit Finnilä, Swedish opera singer * Birgit Fischer, German canoer * Birgit Friedmann (born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion * Birgit Hogefeld, German RAF terrorist member * Birgit Kähler, German high jumper * Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar * Birgit Michels, German badminton player * Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress * Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish soprano * Birgit Prinz, German football (soccer) player * Birgit Püve, Estonian photographer * Birgit Rausing, Swedish art historian * Birgit Ridderstedt, Swedish singer * Birgit Sarrap, Estonian singer * Birgit Schrowange, German televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta
Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget (given name), Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit (other), Birgit and Britta became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden.Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1990). A dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press. People named Birgitta *Birgitta Dahl (1937–2024), Swedish politician *Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), Swedish Roman Catholic saint *Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937–2024), elder sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, King Carl XVI Gustaf *Birgitta Durell (1619–1683), Swedish industrialist *Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 1967), Icelandic politician *Birgithe Kühle (1762–1832), Dano-Norwegian editor *Birgitta Moran Farmer (1881–1939), American miniature painter *Birgitta Haukdal (born 1979), Icelandic singer *Birgitte Winther (1751–1809), Danish o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Michels
Birgit Michels ( Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the mixed doubles. In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael Fuchs, reaching the quarter-finals. Achievements European Championships ''Women's doubles'' European Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Zotz
Birgit Zotz (born 7 August 1979) is an Austrian writer, cultural anthropologist and an expert on the subject of hospitality management studies. Life Born in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Zotz grew up in the Waldviertel and in Vienna. From 1993 to 1997 she attended the Franz Schubert Konservatorium in Vienna, where she studied saxophone. She got a master's degree in tourism studies from Johannes Kepler University of Linz in 2008 and later obtained a master's degree in ethnology from Vienna University under Manfred Kremser. She is married to Volker Zotz, an eminent Austrian philosopher, and a prolific author in the German language. Career Birgit Zotz has published books, essays and articles about Buddhist culture, mysticism Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute (philosophy), Absolute, but may refer to any kind of Religious ecstasy, ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or Spirituality, spir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Vogel-Heuser
Birgit Vogel-Heuser (born 1961) is a German computer scientist and professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She has been cited over 15,000 times. Vogel-Heuser's research focuses on systems and software engineering Software engineering is a branch of both computer science and engineering focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining Application software, software applications. It involves applying engineering design process, engineering principl ..., and modeling of distributed embedded systems. She received her engineering degree in 1987 and her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 1990 from the RWTH Aachen University. She was appointed to the Chair of Automation and Information Systems at TUM in 2009. Selected research *Hehenberger, Peter, et al. "Design, modelling, simulation and integration of cyber physical systems: Methods and applications." Computers in Industry 82 (2016): 273-289. *Vogel-Heuser, Birgit, and Dieter Hess. "Guest editorial Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Thumm
Birgit Thumm (born 3 July 1980) is a German volleyball player. She made her debut for the German Women's National Team in 1999. She played at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany; she represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... She is 184 cm tall, and is nicknamed "Thummi". She was born in Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. Honours * 1999 European Championship – 4th place * 2001 European Championship – 9th place * 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix – 8th place * 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix – 3rd place * 2002 World Championship – 10th place * 2004 Olympic Games – 9th place * 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix – 10th place * 2006 World Championship � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Skarstein
Birgit Lovise Røkkum Skarstein (born 10 February 1989) is a Norwegian former Paralympic athlete and social entrepreneur who competed in para rowing and para cross-country skiing. She is a Paralympic champion and silver medallist, six-time world champion and four-time European champion in single sculls. Skarstein has won a total of twelve World Championships medals, eight in rowing and four in cross-country skiing, and holds the world best time in women's single sculls. She announced her retirement on 1 January 2025. Skarstein won the gold medal in the women's single sculls at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the silver medal in the women's single sculls at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. She has won the world cup overall title in both rowing and cross-country skiing and has several individual world cup wins in both sports. Skarstein was in 2018 elected as a member of the International Paralympic Committee Athletes’ Council, where she in 2022 was re-elected for a second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Schuurman
Birgit Schuurman (born 1 July 1977, in Utrecht) is a Dutch singer and actress. Biography Schuurman was born in Utrecht and raised in Bunnik as the daughter of a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother. She's the younger sister of Katja Schuurman. Schuurman started her singing career several years before her graduation. Her first attempt to break into the music business was with some unsuccessful R&B and Dance projects. She also sang in the band Jeunes Turcs alongside her older sister Katja in 1995. After a short break in her musical career, she released some singles in 1999 which were more successful. ''A Little Famous'' and ''Maybe the Wine'' were minor hits and garnered her a certain degree of fame. Also, in the same year, she featured in the video ''Onderweg'' by Abel and started to present a television program on Fox Kids. Her final breakthrough followed in 2001 with her song "I Know", and the corresponding album ''Few Like Me''. Birgit combined her own dates, including bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Schrowange
Birgit Schrowange (born Schrowangen; 7 April 1958) is a German television presenter. Schrowange works as television presenter on German broadcasters. She has presented ''Extra – Das RTL-Magazin'' on RTL Television since October 1994. From 1995 to 2004, she presented a lifestyle magazine called ''Life! – Die Lust zu leben''. Since February 1999, she has hosted ''Life! – Total verrückt'' with Dirk Penkwitz. From 1998 to 2006, she lived with television presenter Markus Lanz, with whom she has one son (born 2000). Honours *2008: Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her commitment against child poverty *2014: Emperor Augustus Order of the Trier Carnival Working Group for social engagement Literature *Birgit Schrowange: ''So viel Lust zu leben.'' von Schröder, Munich 1998, . References External links Official website * * German television presenters German women television presenters 1958 births Living people Recipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Sarrap
Birgit Sarrap (; born 24 September 1988), also known mononymously as Birgit, is an Estonian singer. She rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the first season of '' Eesti otsib superstaari'', the Estonian version of '' Idol''. Her debut self-titled studio album was later released in 2008. Birgit has gone on to release four other studio albums in her career. Birgit represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song " Et uus saaks alguse" after winning '' Eesti Laul 2013''. She qualified for the grand final, where she placed 20th. Career She started her musical career as a choir singer on Estonian Television children's choir and learned the violin at Kohila Music School. Birgit is the first winner of '' Eesti otsib superstaari'', Estonia's version of '' Pop Idol''. In 2007, at the Italian culture festival L'Olivo d'Oro (Golden Olive). Birgit was the first non-Italian to receive the Golden Olive Branch award. Eurovision Song Contest Birgit represente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Ridderstedt
Birgit Ridderstedt (November 26, 1914 – September 16, 1985) was a Swedish-American folk singer who appeared at festivals and on television in the 1950s and early 1960s with material she produced herself. Background Born in Ludvika, Sweden, a daughter of Stefan Anderson and Ragnhild Fredrika Sandberg, she emigrated with her husband C. Erik Ridderstedt and their two small sons Stefan and Wild Side Story#Background, Lars-Erik to the United States in 1950, settling in Chicago and later in Batavia, Illinois. Career Ridderstedt gave presentations on Scandinavian music and folklore on WTTW and WGN-TV, WGN television in Chicago in the 1950s and early 1960s. She began by assisting her husband's business as an importer of gift items and handcrafted artwork from Sweden. She appeared on public service and commercial television in Chicago. On ''Polka Go-Round'' she featured young children singing Swedish songs and high school youths folk dancing. When after 12 years Ridderstedt left Ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Rausing
Birgit Rausing (born 26 October 1924) is a Swedish art historian, philanthropist, a former billionaire heiress and the widow of Gad Rausing (1922–2000). Biography She is the daughter of Swedish landscape painter Henry Mayne (1891–1975). In 1944 her father-in-law Ruben Rausing (1895–1983) founded Tetra Pak, which revolutionized the packaging of liquids such as juices and milk. The company was inherited by his sons Gad and Hans. In 1996, Gad bought his brother's half of the company. When Gad died in 2000, his wife Birgit and their three children inherited packaging giant Tetra Laval. Birgit Rausing and her family had an estimated net worth of US$13.0 billion in 2010. She is the third wealthiest person in Sweden, according to ''Forbes'' magazine. Gad and Birgit Rausing Library The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) library has been renamed as Gad & Birgit Rausing Library to acknowledge the donation provided by the Rausing family to construct the library bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Püve
Birgit Püve (born 7 November 1978) is an Estonian photographer. She lives and works in Tallinn. Life and work Birgit Püve started as a writing journalist for the Estonian weekly newspaper ''Eesti Ekspress''. She quickly became a successful writer, winning several reputable awards. Yet, her love for photography led her to replace words with images. Besides her personal projects, she is a freelance photographer and photo editor. Püve concentrates mainly on portrait photography and the presentation of human nature. With her widely acclaimed series ''By The Lake,'' she portrays the silent and dignified world of the Russian Old Believers living in the culturally unique part of Estonia on the shores of Lake Peipus, the biggest transboundary lake in Europe, which now separates two different worlds - European Union and Russian Federation. ''By The Lake'' consists of poetic diptychs of people and their private environments. She is currently working on her next project, ''Estonian Docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
